Press
Media Contacts
United States
For media inquiries contact:
Carisa Hays Public Relations
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Canada
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Publicity at The Carol Shields Prize
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2024
Press Kit
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2024 Winner Announcement — released May 15
2024 Shortlist Announcement — released April 9
2024 Longlist Announcement — released March 8
2024 Prize Jury Announcement — released January 30
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MEDIA BUZZ
Publishing Perspectives – May 22 – V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize
University of Minnesota – May 22 – Ganeshananthan wins 2024 Carol Shields Prize
Daily FT – May 18 – American Writer of SL Heritage wins C$205,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Winnipeg Free Press – May 18 – Ganeshananthan Wins U.S $150,000 Carol Shields Prize
Zoomer Magazine – May 17 – Linda Haynes Sandwiches in Book Reading Among Her Philanthropic Endeavours
Books & Publishing – May 15 – Brotherless Night wins 2024 Carol Shields Prize
MPR News – May 14 – ‘Brotherless Night,’ an ambitious novel by a University of Minnesota professor, wins $150K prize
Bookstr – May 14 – V. V. Ganeshananthan’s Remarkable Novel Wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Minnesota Star Tribune – May 14 – University of Minnesota Wins $150,000 Literary Prize
Yahoo news – May 14 – Good thing she wrote a speech the night before.”Lucky” Minnesota prof/novelist wins huge prize
Kirkus Reviews – May 14 – Winner of the 2024 Carol Shields Prize Is Revealed
Times Online – May 14 – V. V. Ganeshananthan wins prestigious Carol Shields award
Shelf-Awareness – May 14 – Awards: Carol Shields Fiction Winner
Library Journal – May 14 – V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction | Book Pulse
Book Riot – May 14 – Book Husbands are Not the Problem
Zoomer Magazine – May 14 – American writer V. V. Ganeshananthan wins the US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Quill & Quire – May 13 – American novelist V. V. Ganeshananthan wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Globe and Mail – May 13 – American author V. V. Ganeshananthan wins $150,000 Shields Prize
CBC Books – May 13 – American writer V. V. Ganeshananthan wins $205K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
CityNews Toronto – May 13 – American author V. V. Ganeshananthan wins prestigious Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Publishers Weekly – May 13 – V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins Carol Shields Prize
People.com – May 13 – V. V. Ganeshananthan Named Winner of the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
NPR – May 13 – ‘Brotherless Night,' an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize
Quill & Quire – May 1 – Tales from the shortlist: Q&As with the Canadian finalists for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
CBC Let's Go – Apr 16 – Interview with Susan Swan
CBC Fresh Air – April 13 – Interview with Anuja Varghese about Chrysalis and the Caro Shields Prize
Winnipeg Free Press – Apr 13 – Arts Roundup
Supposedly Fun – Apr 12 – The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist Reaction for 2024
Kirkus Reviews – Apr 9 – Carol Shields Prize Shortlist Is Announced
Library Journal – Apr 9 – Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist Is Announced | Book Pulse
Locus Magazine – Apr 9 – 2024 Carol Shields Prize Shortlist
Publishing Perspectives – Apr 9 – Toronto: The $150,000 Carol Shields Prize Names Its Shortlist
NPR – Apr 9 – One of these novelists will receive the $150K Carol Shields Prize
People Magazine – Apr 9 – Kim Coleman Foote and V. V. Ganeshananthan Among Shortlist for 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Exclusive)
Publisher's Weekly – Apr 9 – 2024 Carol Shields Prize Shortlist Announced
Publisher's Lunch – Apr 9 – Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Shelf Awareness – Apr 9 – Awards: Carol Shields Fiction Shortlist; Plutarch Shortlist
Zoomer Magazine – Apr 9 – Three Canadians Authors Shortlisted for the US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Toronto Star – Apr 9 – Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
CityNews Toronto – Apr 9 – Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The Globe and Mail — Apr 9 — Three Canadians shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Quill & Quire — Apr 9 — Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize
Yahoo Lifestyle — Apr 9 — Kim Coleman Foote and V. V. Ganeshananthan Among Shortlist for 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Yahoo News — Apr 9 — Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
CBC Books — Apr 9 — Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for $204K Carol Shields Prize
The Canadian Press — Apr 9 — Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Literary Review of Canada – Mar 19 – Bookworm, no. 35
Winnipeg Free Press – Mar 16 – Shields prize long list includes six Canadians.
The Coast — Mar 14 — Halifax-raised author Lisa Alward’s latest novel, Cocktail, is in the running for a major literary award
CBC Books — Mar 11 — Canada Reads winner The Future by Catherine Leroux among titles longlisted for $202K Carol Shields Prize
The Hamilton Spectre — Mar 10 — Hamilton's Anuja Varghese nominated for fiction prize
The Complete Review — Mar 9 — Carol Shields Prize Longlist
Toronto Star — Mar 8 — International Women's Day Books Column Newsletter
Book Riot — Mar 8 — Underrated Favorites
Publishing Perspectives — Mar 8 — International Women’s Day: The Carol Shields Prize Longlist
Kirkus Reviews — Mar 8 — Longlist for 2024 Carol Shields Prize Is Revealed
Shelf Awareness — Mar 8 — Carol Shields Fiction Longlist
Quill & Quire — Mar 8 — Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Shelf Awareness — Mar 8 — Carol Shields Fiction Longlist Revealed
The Globe and Mail — Mar 8 —Six Canadians on the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction long list of finalists
People.com — Mar 8 — Rebecca Makkai, C Pam Zhang Among 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Nominees — See the Longlist!
Quill & Quire — Jan 31 — Jen Sookfong Lee, Eden Robinson on Carol Shields Prize jury
CBC Books — Jan 30 — Jen Sookfong Lee to chair jury for $201K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction